Malaysia's Acting Transport Minister has dismissed suggestions from a newspaper that the American Central Intelligence Agency was involved in the disappearance of Flight MH370.

Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein was speaking after Utusan carried an article which noted: "If the CIA could arrange for the attack on the World Trade Center in New York on September 11, 2001, it is not improbable to link MH370 with the intelligence agency."

Hishammuddin told reporters: "At the end of the day, if their report is false, they will lose credibility.